Plant Height 45 - 60 cm (1.5 - 2 feet)
Season of Interest Spring, Autumn
Temperature Range 10 - 24°C (50 - 75°F)
Annual / Perennial / Biennial Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender Frost hardy
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings Raise seedlings, transplant outdoors
Soil Type Loamy, fertile soil
Soil pH 6.0 - 7.0
Soil Temperature 15 - 21 °C (59 - 70 °F)
Seed Preparation Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
Sowing Depth 0.5 - 1 cm (0.2 - 0.4 inches)
Plant Spacing 45 cm (18 inches)
Row Spacing 60 - 90 cm (24 - 36 inches)
Watering Regular; maintain moist soil
Germination Time (Days) 5 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days) 60 - 75 days
Good Companion Plants Celery, Onions
Bad Companion Plants Strawberries, tomatoes
Pests Cabbage worms, Aphids
Diseases Downy mildew, Clubroot
Not shipped to Tasmania true
Seeds per pack 120
Min temperature (C) 10
Max temperature (C) 24

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When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.

Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn't suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden.